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BBS Route · Michigan · BCR 23

Coopersville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

121Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Michigan Coopersville

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coopersville route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
European StarlingSturnidae1782025+21%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1432025-38%1985
American RobinTurdidae832025+108%1985
House SparrowPasseridae482025-45%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432025+219%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025+59%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae402025+60%1985
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025+296%1985
American CrowCorvidae302025+169%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025+22%1985
Yellow WarblerParulidae212025+150%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025+194%1985
Warbling VireoVireonidae192025+444%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae172025+26%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-61%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162025+293%1986
Ring-billed GullLaridae152024-62%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae142025+4%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112025+229%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-3%1985
House FinchFringillidae112025-44%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae102025-21%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-63%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-59%1985
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+138%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+614%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae92024-15%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+30%1985
Sandhill CraneGruidae72025+111%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025+300%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+467%1985
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+0%1985
American RedstartParulidae52025+44%1987
Green HeronArdeidae52025+67%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+54%1985
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+260%1986
Blue JayCorvidae42025+0%1986
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025+175%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+271%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42004+300%1990

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.